Removable adornment

Abstract

An article of adornment for wear by a user wearing a shoe. The article of adornment has a pliable strip of material sized to extend over and around the dorsum of the user and under the sole of the shoe near the heel of the shoe, the strip of material having a length to width ratio of at least 15:1. Fixedly attached to the strip is a first mating element located on one end of the strip and multiple second mating elements located on the other end of the strip. The first mating element is adapted to engage in a releasably mating relationship with the multiple second mating elements thereby permitting the pliable strip of material to be adjusted into different sized loops. Also attached to the strip are decorative elements such as rhinestones, beads/pearls, lace, glass/crystal extending along a majority of the strip.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of adornment, for wear by a user wearing a shoe having a sole and a heel, the article of adornment comprising:
 a pliable strip of material sized to extend over and around the dorsum of the user and under the sole of the user's shoe near the heel of the shoe, the strip of material having a length and a width with a length to width ratio of at least 15:1;   a first mating element fixedly located on one end of the strip and multiple second mating elements fixedly located on the other end of the strip, said first mating element adapted to engage in a releasably mating relationship with the multiple second mating elements and permitting said pliable strip of material to be adjusted into different sized loops; and   decorative elements fixedly attached to the band along a majority of the strip.   
     
     
         2 . An article of adornment according to  claim 1 , wherein said pliable strip of material is formed from clear plastic. 
     
     
         3 . An article of adornment according to  claim 2 , wherein said clear plastic is thermo-polyurethane. 
     
     
         4 . An article of adornment according to  claim 1 , wherein said pliable strip is between 320 mm and 420 mm long, between 8 mm and 12 mm wide, and between 0.3 mm and 0.5 mm thick. 
     
     
         5 . An article of adornment according to  claim 1 , wherein said first mating element is a male snap, and said multiple second mating elements are female snap receivers. 
     
     
         6 . An article of adornment according to  claim 1 , wherein said decorative elements extend between 50% and 80% of the length of the pliable strip. 
     
     
         7 . An article of adornment according to  claim 1 , wherein said decorative elements comprise at least one of rhinestones, lace, beads, pearls, glass, and crystals. 
     
     
         8 . A method of adorning a shoe and foot of a user, comprising:
 obtaining a first adornment comprising (a) a pliable strip of material sized to extend over and around the dorsum of the foot of the user and under the sole of the shoe of the user near the heel of the shoe, the strip of material having a length and a width with a length to width ratio of at least 15:1; (b) a first mating element fixedly located on one end of the strip and multiple second mating elements fixedly located on the other end of the strip, said first mating element adapted to engage in a releasably mating relationship with the multiple second mating elements and permitting said pliable strip of material to be adjusted into different sized loops; and (c) decorative elements fixedly attached to the band along a majority of the strip;   mating the first mating element to a second mating element such that the first adornment snugly and comfortably engages the foot of the user; and   locating the first adornment over the dorsum of the foot of the user and under the sole of the shoe of the user such that decorative elements extend over the dorsum of the user.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 obtaining a second adornment substantially identical to the first adornment, mating the first and second mating elements of the second adornment such that the second adornment snugly and comfortably engages a second shoe and second foot of the user, and locating the second adornment over a dorsum of the second foot of the user and under the sole of the second shoe of the user such that the decorative elements of the second adornment extend over the dorsum of the second foot of the user.